Harnessing the collective power of the community and equipping people with the tools to make a...

Harnessing the collective power of the community and equipping people with the tools to make a difference

www.thinkleicestershire.com

Pocket Gate FarmOff Breakback Road

Woodhouse EavesLeicestershire

LE12 8RST:01509 891313

Andy.gilbert@gomadthinking.com

The Go MAD® Framework

ReasonWhy

SelfBelief

PersonalResponsibility

InvolveOthers

DefineGoal

PlanPriorities

Take Action & Measure

Results

Lifetime Vision

• By 18th May 2063 to put solution focused thinking in to every workplace, every home and every community.

Think Leicestershire Vision • By 18th May 2013 we will provide a range of leading edge

planning, problem solving and collaborative online tools to the 1 million people who live and work in Leicestershire. This will enable them to take greater personal responsibility for making a difference at home, at work and in the community. Supporting this will be a team of 1000 volunteer coaches who will have received world-class training and be assisting local communities to improve the lives of people within Leicestershire.

3 Key Elements

• Online platform, connecting people and community groups-Giving, sharing ideas and resources-Supporting business growth and community needs

• iCheev - An interactive personal development and problem solving toolkit-Encouraging people to take personal responsibility and achieve goals

• Recruit and train 1000 volunteer community coaches -People in charge and leading the way forward for Leicestershire

-Ongoing support and development through “Thinking Action Groups”

9 Key Thinking Areas

• Money and Finance• Work, Career and Business• Health and Well-being• Education, Learning and Training• Home and Accommodation• Relationships• Community • Social, Leisure and Sport• Environment

My Time

(Volunteering)

Knowledge Experience

& Skills

Projects &

Opportunities

Success

Find answers

Find information

& skills

Find projects

& opportunities

Find people

& organisations

Ambitions & goals

Ideas & Priorities

Problem solving

Building

Confidence

Think It (iCheev®)

Do It Share It

Take action(Start doing)

Good news,results & inspiration

CommunityContentXchange

Think It

Do It

Share It

Support Structure

The Community Coach Role • To encourage people to THINK about their

goals, solutions to problems and new ways of doing things.

• To prompt people to take ACTION to make a difference for themselves, their family, their organisation and their community.

• To engage with others to SHARE their experiences and join forces to have an even bigger impact on the results that individuals and organisations can achieve.

Community Coaches

• Initial one day training • On-going e-learning modules • Member of a local Thinking Action Group • Monthly support and development sessions• Knowledge and skills sharing through online

community coach group• District/Constituency development days

Thinking Action Group Leaders • Role is to build, support and develop a group

of up to 25 community coaches • 4 days initial training (community leadership

development programme) • On-going development from project manager,

district coordinator and Go MAD team

Individualsand Families

CommunityGroups

Think Leicestershire

Businesses/ Employees

Public Sector Government/ Police/ NHS